ChaBaD TORAH STUDIES: Parshat Shemot
ChaBaD TORAH STUDIES: Parshat Shemot Torah Studies Tevet 18, 5783 · January 11, 2023 Shemot Print this Page Adapted by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe In this Sidra, when G-d asks Moses to undertake the mission of redeeming the Israelites from Egypt, Moses replies, “Send, I pray You, by the hand of whom You will send.” The Midrash interprets this to be a plea for the Messiah to be sent in his place. What is the connection between Moses and the Messiah—the past